Russia is an infinitely more dangerous adversary than China...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Russia is an infinitely more dangerous adversary than China because it's armed to the teeth and has nothing to lose. It's a big gas station with nukes.

[RKP5637]

1. As everyone knows but Trump who is probably looking for a handout from Putin to cover his debts. n/t

[dalton99a]

2. The U.S. is China's biggest export market

Why destroy your customer?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I'm not a fan of Putin or Xi but the latter presides over a superpower.

[liberal N proud]

4. China is interested in controlling the world markets

Putin and Russia want political control

[EX500rider]

5. Russia is only dangerous in a nuclear war...

...we would squash them like a bug in a conventional war, China not so much, every year they modernize and expand the capabilities of their military and they have a HUGE base to draft from.

[pandr32]

6. A "conventional war" with Russia isn't ever going to happen

They are unconventional. They have infiltrated our financial, intelligence, and cyber systems. Everywhere we have conflict abroad they are also there in one way or another.

[RKP5637]

8. Quite true IMO. Russia has been waging a powerful silent war against the US for some time and

especially with the damn corrupt fool the US has had as president the past four years. I question if the US can ever recover, Russia is so entranced in about all of the US systems. Trump is clueless, but also complicit.

[pandr32]

12. Trump isn't the only complicit one

We could use our own version of Nuremberg trials.

[MenloParque]

7. Nah.

As someone who spends many months out of the year in both Russia and China for work, I disagree immensely. Russia does not have aspirations to be the big swinging dick in the global economy. Xi Jingping does not give a fuck how he reaches his objectives- nuclear, bio agent, etc. Putin is indeed not a nice fella, but Xi Jingping is an evil fuck. Just ask the Uyghurs.

[BannonsLiver]

15. Too tall a tale for me.

[BlueNProud]

9. Putins goal is chaos. China ultimately wants money and respect.

[Hortensis]

10. I like your "a big gas station with nukes." But China

is far more powerful than Russia and talks softly while waving a lot of big sticks around the planet. Not to be underestimated.

[FBaggins]

11. Can't agree

That hasn’t been true for a couple decades now

[Renew Deal]

13. It has a lot to lose

A big part of their game is the appearance of legitimacy. Taking that away is significant. The US needs to be more strategic about Russia.

[JI7]

14. They are more dangerous only becsuse they have support from white racists

and their allies in the US.

But on their own China is much more dangerous and influential.

[Cosmocat]

16. Absolutely

Russia has maliciously attacked us repeatedly the last four years, brazenly poisons nationals of other countries ...

China is hell bent in overtaking us as the preempt world economic power, are shady, but doesn't cross the lines Russia does.

I mean if they overtake us as the top economic power, so be it.